How to Host the DrawRoom's Story Mode
If you have not yet created a story, please read the article How to Create a Story before beginning. This article is linked at the bottom.
1. Select DrawRoom from the top menu bar and then select Story Mode.
2. Adjust the activity settings and then select Start DrawRoom.
A. Require Student Login
Only enable this option if students have Charlala accounts. This setting will only allow students with Charlala accounts linked to your teacher account to join the activity. This setting cannot be changed later.
B. Lock to Specific Class
This option is only available if require student login is enabled. This setting will only allow students enrolled in the selected class to join the activity. This setting cannot be changed later.
C. Choose Story
Choose the story for the DrawRoom activity. After selected, you may preview the story in the top right corner.
D. Allow Stickers
This setting allows students to add emojis and pre-selected stickers to their drawing canvas. Stickers help students quickly create drawings and make the activity more enjoyable for those that are "artistically challenged."
E. Music
If selected, the activity is accompanied with music when appropriate (during the waiting room and drawing times). This setting can be changed later.
F. Draw Timer
This setting projects a countdown timer when students are drawing to help pace the activity. The activity does not automatically advance when the timer hits 0. The teacher manually advances to the next step, so additional time can be added if necessary. This setting can be changed later.
3. Direct students to visit charlala.com/draw and enter the room code at the top of your screen.
4. As students join the activity, their names will appear. You may hover and click on a name to remove a student from the activity. After all students are logged in, you may optionally lock the DrawRoom to prevent additional students from joining. Select Start in the top right when ready.
5. Part 1 of the story will appear on students' screens and your screen. Digest the story with students to review for understanding. Select Start Drawing in the top right when you're ready for students to draw their interpretations of the part.
6. After all student drawings have appeared or time has run out, select End Drawing in the top right to move forward in the activity.
7. This is the core of the activity. Review student responses and provide comprehensible input in the target language. Frequently refer back to the story and reference student drawings to make sure the story and key terms/phrase are understood by students.
8. Identify up to 5 finalists, drawings that you feel best summarize the story part. Select the Star below the desired drawing to make it a finalist. You may also skip this step by selecting Skip Voting in the top right.
A. Reveal Eye
Show the artist/student's name.
B. Start
Select this drawing as a finalist.
C. Enlarge Square
Enlarge the drawing for a more in-depth conversation.
D. Delete
Delete the drawing because it is inappropriate or distracting.
E. Download
Download the drawing for future activities.
9. After all finalist drawings are selected, select Start Voting in the top right.
10. After all student votes are in (you van verify in the top left), select End Voting in the top right.
11. Student drawings that receive the most votes are displayed at the top. Students are awarded an Art Bonus that is calculated using the number of votes the students' artwork received. The Guess Bonus is awarded to students that correctly voted for 1st-3rd place drawings (calculated using the time spent voting and the final place of their drawing vote). Select Next Part to continue to the next part of the story. Repeat steps 5-10 for each remaining part of the story.
12. After voting is finished for the final part of the story, select End Activity in the top right.
13. After ending the activity, you may review the leaderboard, view the storyboard of masterpiece drawings, download/review any drawing, or return to your account dashboard.
A. Leaderboard
The leaderboard displays three mini-leader boards. The digital artist award is based on how many votes their artwork received, the art curator award is based on correctly selecting the winning masterpieces, and the overall results are a combination of both awards.
B. Storyboard
View and download the winning masterpieces for future conversations and activities. See step 14.
C. All Drawings
View and download any drawing from the activity for future conversations and activities.
D. Return to Account
Return to your Charlala account if you want to host another activity in the DrawRoom.
14. Optional: To download the storyboard, select Storyboard from the top menu and then select Download DrawStory.
